Australian Retreat Directory - A Quiet Place

Letters received from seekers & retreat directors indicate the value of A Quiet Place:

Comments about the new 2003 on-line edition:

• "Thank you for your emails and instructions for updating the Data Base. We think the the site is very good and it is marvellous that we can update the information as necessary and view the results immediately. Please congratulate all involved... it is easy to use and very convenient. Thank you again for providing a wonderful service!" (Charlie)

"Thank you for all the work that has gone into creating this wonderful resource. I have 'edited' the web address on our site without any difficulty so the mechanics are user friendly too. Thanks again." (Sr Liz)

• "Thank you, Richard, I think the website is great. It was a mammoth task and looks really good. (I have already made a change to our entry)" (Sr Mary Clare)

"Really impressed by the on-line directory. Congratulations." (Adrian)

• "Good for you, the On-line directory looks good to me and easy to use." (Fr Greg)

"Thanks so much for all your hard work in getting A Quiet Place up and running." (Monica)

Comments from earlier editions

• "I was delighted to find A Quiet Place directory on my search for a retreat centre. I wanted to make some kind of retreat and was having difficulty finding information. A Quiet Place was most helpful." (Elizabeth)

"Thankyou for all you are doing to promote Retreat Centres" (Sr Frances)

• "Thank you so much for the work you're doing on this venture. We really appreciate being included." (Fr Michael)

"Warm thanks for helping us."

• "It is good to hear A Quiet Place is to be updated and so the information will continue to be available. Certainly we have experienced an increasing interest from people seeking to undertake both individual and guided retreats over the past few years."

"Thanks for the great job you are doing for the Kingdom."

• "Thank you for your work and the publication of A Quiet Place which we understand by friends to be very helpful and informative."

"Thank you for the retreat directory. It is very helpful."

• "We wish you well in continuing to make this information available to people."

"You may be interested to know that we have had several people come and stay in the guest house as a result of seeing the entry in A Quiet Place, so the book is obviously serving its purpose."

• "The book has been a good reference for us when enquirers have not been able to be accommodated here, and we've been able to recommend some other venue."